The second pair of socks in the Twisted Trilogy is (finally) done! This one is knit over 72 stitches, because that’s how the pattern and my gauge worked out. I’d like to try to figure out how to fit it into 64, so I can offer the pattern in two sizes, but I’m not seeing a way to do that neatly. Ah well. Originally...
I bought this yarn a long time ago, knit half of it into a Jaywalker sock, realized that the sock was too small, put the whole thing in time-out for years and years, and… well, why not just re-skein it and knit some plain stockinette socks that are sure to fit? I need mindless projects for knit night, anyway. As always, I try to...
I’ve had the Buccaneer’s Booty Socks pattern in my queue since, no joke, 2008. That is a long, long time to want to knit a pair of socks without actually knitting them. So… There’s just one problem: The colourwork section is too tight to get over my ankle. And I’ve already knit down to well past the heel. (I swapped in a Sweet Tomato...
Over a decade ago, I excitedly bought a skein of Kureyon sock yarn and cast on for a stupid idea: I split the yarn in half, wound each half into a cake, and tried to knit from both ends of the ball at the same time, alternating every five rows. I’d made a stripey striped scarf out of regular Kureyon yarn and loved it,...
It’s another rainy day here in northern Virginia, and possibly the last day that it will be cool enough for handknit socks, so I’m taking advantage of the weather to wear my new pink knee socks! This yarn (ONline Supersocke 100 Sierra Effekt, colourway 584 Pinks) came from someone at knit night who was destashing. She had four 100g balls of it, and tried...
The first time I saw “Nothing Says Screw You Like a Rainbow” from White Birch Fiber Arts, I swore that I’d buy it if I ever got the chance. (It’s currently out of stock, but there are other rainbow and self-striping colourways available!) Even though I usually waffle over adding to my already-overflowing stash, back in July when I heard that there was some...
The Silkie Socks that Rock that I got earlier this year is now a pair of actual socks! The pattern is from this dummies.com article, “How to Knit Socks with Slip-Stitch Ridges“, adapted to slip every fifth stitch, instead of every sixth. The finished socks are a little tight to pull on, but once I have them over my heel, they do fit well....
It wasn’t really my intent to ignore the blog for months, but (not for the first time) the summer got away from me! I’m almost done writing up the pattern for the Sneaux Zone hat! A few people have messaged me on Ravelry to ask when it will be released, and the best answer I have is… SOON! Possibly even this weekend! I just...
I started the Wild Tide socks with the slip stitch pattern on the new Flexi-Flip needles, and I feel as if I’ve almost knit enough of the leg to form an opinion of them. Unfortunately, I’m not sure it’s a very good opinion… I’m used to knitting my socks with five DPNs, so figuring out how to hold two needles that were basically folding...
After some months of ignoring them, I’ve finished the green stripy socks! I’m so pleased that the stripes line up perfectly from sock to sock. (I mean, I did that on purpose, but I’m still pretty pleased at how well it worked out.) This is about as plain a sock as it gets: twenty rounds of k2, p2 ribbing, followed by an awful lot...
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